Payments network eftpos announced it will launch a public API program in early 2020 and is partnering with Stone & Chalk to build closer relationships with Australia's fintech community. Eftpos chief information officer, Ben Tabell, said this is intended to give Australian fintechs the opportunity to build payments capability into their systems for use at both shop checkouts and e-commerce, with a sandbox environment expected to be open to business partners by December this year.